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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Ma & Pa caboose

Ma & Pa caboose

By Mitch Horner | January 2, 2026

Maryland & Pennsylvania four-wheel caboose 2003 — a little car with a big number — whiles away the day at the Ma & Pa’s Baltimore terminal in May 1955. William E. Warden Jr. photo

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